From WaPo’s “In the Loop” column (via Daniel McKivergan, The World Wide Standard): “U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, who’s president of the Security Council this month, is making some headway in imposing law and order at the notoriously fractious council—but it’s not been easy. At his first session last week, Bolton tried to impose fresh discipline and some new practices. First, he asked top U.N. staff to provide the council with

From Jihad Watch (via Tom Pechinski), who borrows the photo from the United American Committee, members of which group encountered the above “protesters” during an UAC Rally Against Islamo-Fascism in New York’s “Ground Zero “on Feb 1. Writes Robert of Jihad Watch: Note the black flag of Islam, the battle-flag of jihad, flying over the White House on the placard at left. I trust the appropriate authorities have taken note.

…To Scott P for the Shakes the Clown DVD.  I could watch the circus clown trashtalk with the rodeo clowns over and over again and never get bored. And speaking of DVDs, I went to a couple of stores today to pick up the new edition of French Connection (which is essentially the same as the 5-star collection edition, only in thinner packaging—and I need the space), only to find

“Oh I’ve been smiling lately, dreaming about the world as one / And I believe it could be, some day it’s going to come / Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train / Oh peace train take this country, come take me home again” – The Prophet Mohammed Yusuf Islam Cat Stevens Stephen Demetre Georgiou

From the New York Sun: The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is studying 12 hours of audio recordings between Saddam Hussein and his top advisers that may provide clues to the whereabouts of Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction. The committee has already confirmed through the intelligence community that the recordings of Saddam’s voice are authentic, according to its chairman, Rep. Peter Hoekstra of Michigan, who would not go into

     A wealthy sheikh walks into his business manager’s office excited about an idea he thinks is destined to revolutionize the distribution of oil.       The business manager, after listening intently to the plan, leans forward in his chair and shakes his head, frowning.  “Frankly”—he looks the sheikh right in the eye—“I think it’s a lousy idea.”      “But why?” the sheik asks, clearly a bit shaken by the rebuke.      “Well, first of

The official Rocky Mountain Blogger Bash will be held 2/18 at the Breckenridge Brewery, Blake St, Denver, 6 PM – Unfortunately, they don’t serve Guinness (the one beer that seems to work well with my meds)—so I won’t be staying long.  However, if I’m going to be shelling out big bucks for a baby sitter anyway, I may as well find a few pubs within walking distance that a) can